Belton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the East View Patriots, falling 48-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Patriots are ranked 265th).
Although Belton took the loss, they still got scores from Will Shepard and Gavin Ross.
Belton wouldn't let East View keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Belton can thank Camron Ellis and Damien Tiumalu for forcing both of them.
Ty Blair was nothing short of spectacular for East View: he threw for 442 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes. Tanner Namken also helped out as he racked up 168 receiving yards.
Belton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for East View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Belton will head out on the road to square off against San Angelo Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East View, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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